Warren B. French
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Woodstock, Virginia, U.S.
Edinburg, Virginia, U.S.
Warren B. French | |
|---|---|
| Chair of the Virginia Republican Party | |
| In office January 16, 1970 – June 3, 1972 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel E. Carpenter |
| Succeeded by | Richard D. Obenshain |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 14, 1923 Woodstock, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | November 4, 2021 (aged 98) Edinburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Patricia Hamill Teale
(m. 1949) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Massanutten Military Academy University of Virginia |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service |  United States Navy |
| Battles/wars | |
Warren Ballinger French Jr. (April 14, 1923 – November 4, 2021) was an American businessman and politician from Virginia. He served as Chair of the Virginia Republican Party from 1970 to 1972.
French was born on April 14, 1923, in Woodstock, Virginia, the first of ten children of Warren French Sr. and Lena Belle Sheetz.[1] He attended Woodstock High School, Massanutten Military Academy, and the University of Virginia. In September 1941, he entered the V-12 Navy College Training Program, and later served in the United States Navy during World War II in the Pacific Theater.[1] He was discharged from service in 1946, and returned to the University of Virginia where he received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering in 1947.[1] In 1954, he started working for the Farmers Mutual Telephone System in Shenandoah County.[2]